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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is an instruction cycle?
💡 Hint: Think about how the CPU handles instructions.
Question 2
Easy
Define a macro instruction.
💡 Hint: It generally requires more than one clock cycle.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What does 'FDE' stand for in the context of instruction execution?
- Fetch
- Decode
- Execute
- Fetch
- Data
- Execute
- Format
- Decode
- Extract
💡 Hint: The acronym represents the order of operations performed.
Question 2
Is a macro instruction always more complex than a micro instruction?
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Think about how many operations a macro instruction includes.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a flow chart that illustrates the instruction execution process for a macro instruction like 'SUB A, B'.
💡 Hint: Start with fetching the instruction and end with storing the result.
Question 2
Create a hypothetical scenario in which clock grouping significantly improves execution time. Outline the steps.
💡 Hint: Think about two functions working on independent data sets.
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